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Delaware’s Growth Model and Results from Year One. Education Commission of the States July 2, 2008 Austin, Texas. Background Information. Invitation for states to submit proposals to use a growth model Pilot project – up to ten states
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Delaware’s Growth Model and Results from Year One Education Commission of the States July 2, 2008 Austin, Texas
Background Information • Invitation for states to submit proposals to use a growth model • Pilot project – up to ten states • Model must demonstrate that it can raise student achievement and enhance school accountability • “Bright Line” principles of NCLB upheld • DE first submitted proposal in March 2006 – was denied • DE revised/resubmitted proposal September 2006 • USED approved for use in 2006-07 with one condition • Cannot use Confidence Interval • Calculate AYP by original and growth models • Report both original and growth models
Why did we submit? • To ensure more valid and reliable accountability determinations • To monitor various subgroups progress • To support our value of continuous improvement and longitudinal student growth
What model did we propose? • Value Table Model • Maintains emphasis on performance levels (standards based achievement) • Values longitudinal student growth • Gives schools credit for moving students towards proficiency • Values growth especially below the standard
Who chose Delaware’s model? • Committee of Stakeholders • District administrators, school administrators, teachers, parents, community
How do value tables work? • Values are placed in a table to indicate points earned from one year to the next • Calculate the average growth value for the school and each subgroup in reading and math • Compare average growth to the target
2006 Participation (ELA, Math) Performance (ELA, Math) Total School Original Status / Safe Harbor Subgroup Original Status / Safe Harbor Other Academic Indicators 2007 Participation (ELA, Math) Performance (ELA, Math) Total School and Subgroup Growth Original Status / Safe Harbor Other Academic Indicators Delaware’s Accountability System: Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
How to meet AYP • Meet Growth Value Targets or Original Status Targets in ELA and math • Meet Participation Targets in ELA and math • Meet the Other Academic Indicator
Ratings Ratings are determined by the combination of: • AYP Determination • State Progress Determination • Accountability History
Ratings Table Schools facing appropriate consequences per NCLB
How to be classified as Under Improvement • Two consecutive years not meeting AYP in same content area -- ELA -- Math -- Other Academic Indicator
What Happened in 2007? • 193 Schools with ratings • 146 schools (76%) used growth model for rating • 89 schools (46%) used growth model and made AYP • 57 schools (30%) used growth model and did not make AYP • 47 schools (24%) used original model for rating (all made AYP)
Comparison of Growth to Original • 82 schools (42%) made both growth and original • 57 schools (30%) did not make growth or original • 7 schools (4%) made growth but not original • 41 schools (21%) made original but not growth • 6 schools used original model only – K, K-1, K-2 schools – no growth available
Correlation of Growth and Original Models – A look at those schools that did not make AYP (57 schools) • Missed reading in growth model also missed reading in original model for same subgroups • Missed math in growth model may or may not have missed math in original model for same subgroups • Missed special education in reading or math in growth model also missed in original model
A look at Reading for Those Schools That Only Made Original Model (47 schools)
A Look at Math for Those Schools That Only Made Original Model (47 schools)
Some Observations • Growth model results will be similar to Original • Principles of NCLB, 100% proficient by 2013-14 • Different models produced similar determinations • Growth models only help when real growth is occurring • Showing growth in low achieving students but rate of improvement is differs by subgroups • If AYP was not met: • ½ of the students maintained their level from previous year • 1 in 4 improved • 1 in 4 regressed • Similar pattern across subgroups
Contact Information • Robin Taylor • rtaylor@doe.k12.de.us • 302-735-4080